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. >> a stunning revelation in the derailment of that new york city commuter train that left four passengers killed and dozens more injured. they say the metro north train was going 82 miles an hour! >> wow. >> into a sharp curve that had a 30 miles an hour speed limit. that, folks s a bad combination. but it is still too soon, they say, to determine who or what is to blame here. a lot of questions. cnn's renee marsh is following developments for us. >> reporter: john and zoraida, we know this morning how fast that commuter train was going but still don't know why. the report shows that the train was traveling at approximately 82 miles an hour as it went into a 30-mile-an-hour curve. that is too fast for an approach that had a speed limit of 70 and way too fast for the curve's 30 miles per hour limit. deepening the mystery, the ntsb says in two minutes, the train insplikly went 82 before jumping the track. mechanical problem or human error is too early to tell. rockefeller, 20-year veteran of the record, why was the train going so fast? we know investigators say he tried to brake but the tra
. >> a stunning revelation in the derailment of that new york city commuter train that left four passengers killed and dozens more injured. they say the metro north train was going 82 miles an hour! >> wow. >> into a sharp curve that had a 30 miles an hour speed limit. that, folks s a bad combination. but it is still too soon, they say, to determine who or what is to blame here. a lot of questions. cnn's renee marsh is following developments for us. >> reporter: john and...
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the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn 2x the points dining out, with no annual fee. go to citi.com/thankyoucards you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn't know the coal thing was real. it's very real... david rivera. rivera, david. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> it's like the difference between night and day, how the man in charge of fixing the obama care website describes the experience for people who sign up now after that self-imposed deadline to get the site working for the majority of users. the obama administration under heavy criticism and scrutiny after botching the website's launch on october 1st says the site is better. much better. senior white house correspondent brianna keilar at the white house with more on this. good morning. >> good morning to you, carol. hhs officials say that over the course of the last couple months, there have been more than 400 fixes to healthcare.gov. at this point the capacity is at 50,000 users at a time being able to access the website and they have
the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn 2x the points dining out, with no annual fee. go to citi.com/thankyoucards you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn't know the coal thing was real. it's very real... david rivera. rivera, david. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >>> it's like the difference between night and day, how the man in charge of fixing the obama care website describes the experience for people who...
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let's listen in. >> prime of their lives and spread from city to city and country to country seemingly overnight. today that picture has transformed thanks to the courage and love of so many of you in this room and around the world, awareness has soared. research has surged. prevention, treatment and care are now saving millions of lives, not only in the world's richest countries but in some of the world's poorest countries, as well. and for many, with testing and access to the right treatment, the disease that was once a death sentence now comes with a good chance of a healthy and productive life. and that's an extraordinary achievement. as president i've told you that in this fight, you'll have a partner in me and i said that if the united states wanted to be the global leader in combatting this disease, then we needed to act like it by doing our part. and by leading the world to do more together. that's what we've done in partnership with so many of you. we've created the first comprehensive national hiv/aids strategy rooted in a simple vision. that will every person should get acce
let's listen in. >> prime of their lives and spread from city to city and country to country seemingly overnight. today that picture has transformed thanks to the courage and love of so many of you in this room and around the world, awareness has soared. research has surged. prevention, treatment and care are now saving millions of lives, not only in the world's richest countries but in some of the world's poorest countries, as well. and for many, with testing and access to the right...
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she's joining other legends in sin city for a fat paycheck. take a look at the business being this pop icon. britney spears is back to work with a brand new album "britney jean and she's headed to vegas. not to get married this time but to make money. a two-year planet hollywood residency, earning a reported $15 million a year, or $300,000 a show. more money for a woman who topped forbes list of highest earning female musicians last year, bringing in $58 million. she's come a long way from mouseketeer, then teen pop icon. her first single became one of the best-selling singles ever. and her first album, the best-selling debut in history, 30 million copies worldwide her second album sold 25 million copies. and britney was all grown up. two more albums and a big screen debut. that film "cross roads" brought in more than $60 million world wide. with success came personal struggles and a professional pause, playing out in front of flash bulbs. her dad taking control of her finances, he still controls the money today. but fans wanted more. spears g
she's joining other legends in sin city for a fat paycheck. take a look at the business being this pop icon. britney spears is back to work with a brand new album "britney jean and she's headed to vegas. not to get married this time but to make money. a two-year planet hollywood residency, earning a reported $15 million a year, or $300,000 a show. more money for a woman who topped forbes list of highest earning female musicians last year, bringing in $58 million. she's come a long way from...
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i just went to visit park city, snowing in park city. their web cam showing this. >> beautiful. >> they love this stuff. they want the snow. it's not like snow in atlanta. when it snows, people get going. let's get the four-wheel drive and get going here. denver, aspen, rapid city, many, many areas here with winter warnings. a foot to two feet of snow in the highest of elevations from aspen up to steam boat, park city seeing a bunch of snow. have to watch out. after sunset, the roads are going to freeze up. something else i'm concerned about, this is thursday morning into friday. there's going to be ice and snow event for places like dallas, little rock, memphis, paducah, ohio. here's an ice accumulation bringing down power lines. to the north of there, eight inches of snow. this is still 72 hours away. it takes a long time to figure out whether it's going to be left or right of the path. i tell you what? there will be an event that will take the mid-atlantic states from the ohio valley down to texas by surprise if you are not paying att
i just went to visit park city, snowing in park city. their web cam showing this. >> beautiful. >> they love this stuff. they want the snow. it's not like snow in atlanta. when it snows, people get going. let's get the four-wheel drive and get going here. denver, aspen, rapid city, many, many areas here with winter warnings. a foot to two feet of snow in the highest of elevations from aspen up to steam boat, park city seeing a bunch of snow. have to watch out. after sunset, the...
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. >>> perugia, italy s a storybook >>> perugia, italy s a storybook city, famous throughout the world for its chocolates. and equally famous to students as a party town, where getting high and hooking up is a prerequisite. >> to the average american tourist this looks like an idyllic italian mountain town, filled with art and churches. if you spent a little time there and you read italian, you start to realize every single headline is about drugs, it's about gang violence. >> everything looks so calm and tranquil on the surface. this is a lovely little hill town in italy and terrible evil had committed. this is something the tabloids could feast on. >> amanda knox never thought she would be fodder for tabloids. when she arrived in perugia in 2007 as a exchange student it seemed like a dream come true. >> she was from university of washington, good with languages and decided to take her junior year abroad. she enrolled at perugia school for foreigners, a school that historically teaches italian to foreigner. she became the third of four roommates living together in this little house. >
. >>> perugia, italy s a storybook >>> perugia, italy s a storybook city, famous throughout the world for its chocolates. and equally famous to students as a party town, where getting high and hooking up is a prerequisite. >> to the average american tourist this looks like an idyllic italian mountain town, filled with art and churches. if you spent a little time there and you read italian, you start to realize every single headline is about drugs, it's about gang...
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six days later on october 29th, mark chapman flies to new york city. armed with the gun he bought in hawaii, he stakes out the dakota, waiting for his chance to take revenge on the hero he believes has betrayed him. but john lennon is not the only potential victim, chapman, it seems, has backups. >> so he brought the gun with him, came to new york. had planned to kill someone who was a celebrity to bring attention to himself. >> lennon wasn't his only target. he had a list of substitutes, if you will. if he couldn't get to lennon, he would have attempted to kill walter cronkite, johnny carson, george c. scott, jackie kennedy onassis or marlon brando. lennon was his first choice. >> even show, chapman's agenda included a wild scheme to kill scott while the actor was on stage at a broadway show. >> the defendant said he had front row seats, and his plan was to stand up in the middle of the show and fire into the body of george c. scott. it wasn't attic laterally adroit plan because when he went to the gun store to buy bullets to have ammunition for his g
six days later on october 29th, mark chapman flies to new york city. armed with the gun he bought in hawaii, he stakes out the dakota, waiting for his chance to take revenge on the hero he believes has betrayed him. but john lennon is not the only potential victim, chapman, it seems, has backups. >> so he brought the gun with him, came to new york. had planned to kill someone who was a celebrity to bring attention to himself. >> lennon wasn't his only target. he had a list of...
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joel is now officially a new york city franchise. he signed on to play a concert at madison square garden once a month indefinitely. it's all part of a growing trend where big name artists stop going on the road and let the road come to them. >> celine dion, elton, and cher. once they happen in vegas, they often stay there. casinos pay big bucks to get exclusive rights to a entertainer for weeks or years. and then they get to build the show of their dreams. >> tuesday night sin city pulled out all of the stops for it's newest recruit, britney spears. she will perform for two years at planet hollywood, nearly 100 shows total. >> we're always looking fortop entertainment. the value is having big name artists in the city, at the property. >> the residency business is great for tourism for these cities because people are making a specific choice to choose vegas over another city or destination to see their favorite act. >> spears has the strip, but it isn't great for everybody. billy joel is more of an east coast guy. he played at madiso
joel is now officially a new york city franchise. he signed on to play a concert at madison square garden once a month indefinitely. it's all part of a growing trend where big name artists stop going on the road and let the road come to them. >> celine dion, elton, and cher. once they happen in vegas, they often stay there. casinos pay big bucks to get exclusive rights to a entertainer for weeks or years. and then they get to build the show of their dreams. >> tuesday night sin city...
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welcome to new york city. it is december 10th and no greater place than the holidays to be with new york city and central park. nice dusting of snow behind me that is if the weather is really bad and you can't get here. here's the deal today. when it comes to the weather, if you live somewhere between california and new york, there's a pretty good chance you're either going to have snow, some ice, rain, or it's going to be pretty darn cold where you live, at least colder than you're used to. a lot of schools are closed and the government shut down. this time, it wasn't something they did. it was mother nature that did it. i want to take you around the country right now so you can see some of the things that are laepg, some good, some not so good. let's start here in milwaukee. take a look at these cars just pile into one another. one after the other. squint at your screen right there in the middle. do you see those people, they are not moving and those cars are coming at them. i'm happy to report they did not
welcome to new york city. it is december 10th and no greater place than the holidays to be with new york city and central park. nice dusting of snow behind me that is if the weather is really bad and you can't get here. here's the deal today. when it comes to the weather, if you live somewhere between california and new york, there's a pretty good chance you're either going to have snow, some ice, rain, or it's going to be pretty darn cold where you live, at least colder than you're used to. a...
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he was at a ceremony at city hall. at the end of a very graceful speech, he said apartheid is doomed. and that drew a rousing applause from people here and people watching on the monitors. 750,000 people over the course of his visit in new york city got to see him including a ticker tape parade, a motorcade that came right through here. >> a big reception at riverside church. he was in a car and i saw him. i'm on top of the marquis with some staff members. and see nelson mandela pointing as if someone was saying, there's the apollo theater and it made us feel so good that he acknowledged that we were there. >> it was a different time then. harlem was a different time in the 1990s. it was going through some things as we say. and now harlem is in its renaissance. when he was here, it was the first george w. bush was the president and we had the first black mayor of new york city. and now we have the first black president of the united states. what do you think he would think of harlem and the united states? >> i think he
he was at a ceremony at city hall. at the end of a very graceful speech, he said apartheid is doomed. and that drew a rousing applause from people here and people watching on the monitors. 750,000 people over the course of his visit in new york city got to see him including a ticker tape parade, a motorcade that came right through here. >> a big reception at riverside church. he was in a car and i saw him. i'm on top of the marquis with some staff members. and see nelson mandela pointing...
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he said the city can go ahead with its bankruptcy as planned. this means detroit could cut billions of dollars in payments it owes to city employees, retirees and creditors. unions and pension funds argue the city shouldn't be able to use bankruptcy protection because it didn't negotiate with creditors in good they have proposed cutting $9 billion in debt. creditors are expected to appeal the decision. >>> there's tradition this holiday season of talking about the salvation army bell ringers. for 120 years the bell ringers have been out there collecting donations, about $120 million worth to help people in need. this year, right here in washington, d.c., some people decided to help themselves to those donations. brian todd is joining us. what happen snd. >> a heartless and brazen crime in southeast d.c. at the salvation army overnight saturday into sunday morning. surveillance tape, two suspects come into the building. they broke their way in with crowbars, spent several minutes inside roaming around. the commander told me he believes the two pe
he said the city can go ahead with its bankruptcy as planned. this means detroit could cut billions of dollars in payments it owes to city employees, retirees and creditors. unions and pension funds argue the city shouldn't be able to use bankruptcy protection because it didn't negotiate with creditors in good they have proposed cutting $9 billion in debt. creditors are expected to appeal the decision. >>> there's tradition this holiday season of talking about the salvation army bell...
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in denver and the cold air is coming down in oklahoma city. from 9 in denver for the high to 80 in dallas love field. this cold air is sinking out of canada all the way to the gulf coast. the problem is the gulf coast said it's still fall and it tries to send up moisture and humidity over the top of this cold air. we will get an ice storm throughout central part of the plains where it will be 30 degrees and raining. we say how are you going to do that? it will be 50 degrees aloft or 40 up in the sky. 5,000 feet. it's going to rain, but rain where it's 30. 31, 32 degrees. a little bit of snow in oklahoma city. this is not a snow maker. this is an ice machine for memphis and little rock and evansville. st. louis some snow, but the story is this ice sticking to everything. trees and power lines and millions of people will be without power. when it gets to new york into the east coast, it runs out of moisture. that's some good news. we won't put down the power lines. the central part of the country is in for it. this will get ugly fast. kids will
in denver and the cold air is coming down in oklahoma city. from 9 in denver for the high to 80 in dallas love field. this cold air is sinking out of canada all the way to the gulf coast. the problem is the gulf coast said it's still fall and it tries to send up moisture and humidity over the top of this cold air. we will get an ice storm throughout central part of the plains where it will be 30 degrees and raining. we say how are you going to do that? it will be 50 degrees aloft or 40 up in...
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today his lawyer was at city hall and when he left he just chuckle. he didn't respond. >> for his talk, i've done a great job. if he's making pay offs and being extorted, that has to weigh heavily in terms of being able to function at the job if you're being extorted for large amounts of money. i also understand and this i find confusing, the cell phone video of ford allegedly smoking crack, i've seen reports that it's believed there is possibly a murder somehow wrapped up in this. >> right. >> there is a picture that -- from the toronto police that we're now showing that the man on the left in this picture is a man allegedly murdered. is it because of the video? >> right, this is a really complicated side story and i'll try to explain it really quickly and precisely. this man, anthony smith, was killed just days before the initial dealing called me saying they had this video, and that person said that the man -- anthony smith was killed because of the video. after the video story was published, members of the mayor's staff were telling each other tha
today his lawyer was at city hall and when he left he just chuckle. he didn't respond. >> for his talk, i've done a great job. if he's making pay offs and being extorted, that has to weigh heavily in terms of being able to function at the job if you're being extorted for large amounts of money. i also understand and this i find confusing, the cell phone video of ford allegedly smoking crack, i've seen reports that it's believed there is possibly a murder somehow wrapped up in this....
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on the whole maybe an inch of snow and sleet combination, and then in toward new york city. it's really a late sunday night affair, potentially starting as snow, changing over to sleet and then changing over to rain. maybe up to an inch of snow and sleet. so, here's the good news, though, this is the monday time frame temperature. 47 in new york. 43 in washington, and 43 as well. so, deb, we are going to see some ice mixing with snow, but then we're not going to see it last certainly as long as we've seen it from dallas to memphis with the last ice storm. >> all right, so a little bit of relief there come monday. all right, alexandra steele for us, thank you so much. >> sure, yeah. >>> well, more than 200,000 people are without power in the de dallas, texas, area, and that's where we find cnn's ed lavandera. ed, how are people coping? they were expecting this. >> reporter: the good news today we haven't seen freezing rain or sleet falling here in clyde warren park in downtown dallas or across any parts of north texas, but the problem is temperatures haven't gotten above free
on the whole maybe an inch of snow and sleet combination, and then in toward new york city. it's really a late sunday night affair, potentially starting as snow, changing over to sleet and then changing over to rain. maybe up to an inch of snow and sleet. so, here's the good news, though, this is the monday time frame temperature. 47 in new york. 43 in washington, and 43 as well. so, deb, we are going to see some ice mixing with snow, but then we're not going to see it last certainly as long as...
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and new york city, yes, we waited for it all day and now it's snowing. the question is, how long and is it cold enough to stick? and has anyone mentioned that winter isn't here for 13 more days. and weather separated the football fanes from the real die hard fans today as mother natured threatened to ruin nfl game day. that brings us to the first of our five questions for the week ahead. will your monday morning commute be a nightmare? alexandra steele at the weather center in atlanta. alexandra, lots of snow, will it all be gone by the morning? >> reporter: all be gone. poof, all gone because temperatures will rise to the 40s. so it certainly will melt. live look at columbus circle in new york. can you see, the snow is falling there. beginning of the snow and the end of the snow. i'll show you why, here. here is the radar picture. finally the snow got to new york city. you can see this is the back end of it. but then it is not all over. washington, d.c., areas around baltimore, 4.8 inches of snow there. hagerstown, maryland. northwest. always the snowie
and new york city, yes, we waited for it all day and now it's snowing. the question is, how long and is it cold enough to stick? and has anyone mentioned that winter isn't here for 13 more days. and weather separated the football fanes from the real die hard fans today as mother natured threatened to ruin nfl game day. that brings us to the first of our five questions for the week ahead. will your monday morning commute be a nightmare? alexandra steele at the weather center in atlanta....
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timingwise in the cities. let me show you what we're going to expect. here's washington, d.c. we do have a winter storm watch there. in the morning tomorrow will be snow and sleet. change over to freezing rain and sleet tomorrow night. one to two inches of snow, maybe a quarter of an inch of ice. again, monday, temperatures will warm up. philadelphia, we'll watch in the afternoon. the snow and sleet come in. and then at nighttime we're going to see the rain come in. maybe one inch of snow and sleet combination. a new york city, it's really a sunday night affair starting off as snow, changing to sleet and then changing to rain. maybe an inch of snow and sleet. so, fred, we'll talk more about the timing of this but also interior area, fred, along that i-81 in virginia, roanoke, that will be the hardest area hit with ice. >> folks are going to have to be real careful. >>> all right, merrill newman, the 85-year-old american captured and locked up by north korean authorities earlier this fall is now back on u.s. soil accused of alleged crimes during his time fighting in the korean.
timingwise in the cities. let me show you what we're going to expect. here's washington, d.c. we do have a winter storm watch there. in the morning tomorrow will be snow and sleet. change over to freezing rain and sleet tomorrow night. one to two inches of snow, maybe a quarter of an inch of ice. again, monday, temperatures will warm up. philadelphia, we'll watch in the afternoon. the snow and sleet come in. and then at nighttime we're going to see the rain come in. maybe one inch of snow and...
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it's so important to cities this sides and smaller ones as well. thank you very much for joining us. good luck with the findings of the investigation. we look forward to hearing what is relevant. >> thank you. >> trying to tell this story, obviously, we want to get all sides of it. is we will get the survivor of the crash. she took this photo of the plane flipped on its side. she tells of the incredible story of how she handled it and what gave her the presence of mind to take pictures. we will talk about the investigation with the governor of new york, andrew cuomo. he will be joining us. >> let's take look at the headlines this hour. vice president joe biden arrives in japan as a part of a three country visit. china recently announced new flight restrictions unilaterally imposed in the east china sea t. white house says it will meet in chosen to discuss easing the friction anded advancing diplomacy. state police say at least two people were seriously injured. 35 others were taken to local hospitals in wooster. the highway was closed for hours aft
it's so important to cities this sides and smaller ones as well. thank you very much for joining us. good luck with the findings of the investigation. we look forward to hearing what is relevant. >> thank you. >> trying to tell this story, obviously, we want to get all sides of it. is we will get the survivor of the crash. she took this photo of the plane flipped on its side. she tells of the incredible story of how she handled it and what gave her the presence of mind to take...
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on monday, a public memorial at soccer city. that's the place that mandela made his last public appearance. what's going on right now is something called the eye closing ceremony. it's here that elders of the tribe are with the body of mandela. >> talking to the body. >> tay talk to the body and the ancestors. they help the transition of the body to the afterlife. there's a zulu word that says go slowly, go carefully, and we hope that the spirit of nelson mandela goes carefully. >> thank you so much. incredible pictures and that you were there a week ago. >> a week ago. >> thank you. >>> as reaction is pouring in really from all around the world, celebrities are speaking out and remembering the nelson mandela they came to know as well. >> he certainly had an impact on my life and certainly my father. i think that timeframe in which he -- when he came out, could have -- the country could have fallen apart. it could have gone a lot of different ways, and he led it to where it's at now. you know, and the world's going to miss him.
on monday, a public memorial at soccer city. that's the place that mandela made his last public appearance. what's going on right now is something called the eye closing ceremony. it's here that elders of the tribe are with the body of mandela. >> talking to the body. >> tay talk to the body and the ancestors. they help the transition of the body to the afterlife. there's a zulu word that says go slowly, go carefully, and we hope that the spirit of nelson mandela goes carefully....
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. >> for a lot of these people, the metro north train from upstate to new york city was their way of commuting to work, and i think a lot of these people are going to have to contend with, you know, getting back to normal life at some point and having to get back on the metro north train that goes right through, you know, that same area at some point. and you know, i think that's going to be very difficult for them, honestly. i don't know how they're going to deal with that. i assume with the support of their family and whatever mental health providers, you know. i'm sure there will be some degree of post-traumatic stress for a number of the people. >> reporter: one of those injured passengers, a 14-year-old boy, rides the train to work every day. the doctor had to tell his mother not just about his injuries and how he had treated him but about the boy's father, who's got a broken spinal cord injury. that very traumatic for the family and that boy, the doctor told us his mother told him that boy is going to have to ride the train every day and go through the trauma of getting back on
. >> for a lot of these people, the metro north train from upstate to new york city was their way of commuting to work, and i think a lot of these people are going to have to contend with, you know, getting back to normal life at some point and having to get back on the metro north train that goes right through, you know, that same area at some point. and you know, i think that's going to be very difficult for them, honestly. i don't know how they're going to deal with that. i assume with...
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that may help determine the cause of the deadly derailment in new york city. four passengers were killed. 67 others were injured when that train jumped the tracks just outside of a station in the bronx. this morning, metro north is beginning the process of getting those train cars upright. cnn's alexander field is live for us at the accident scene in the bronx. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the cranes are in place and crews are in place. they had to wait for the okay from the ntsb investigators. they will begin with the locomotive and work toward reaching the other seven subsequent cars and the process should last into the morning. overnight we learned the names of the four passengers killed aboard that train. they are the following. we are also hearing this morning from the survivors of this wreck. they are telling us about the terrifying moments when their train stopped feet short of the harlem river. >> i thought i'm going to die. to be honest, he thought i'm going to die. >> i broke my arm. it's really painful. >> i heard a lot of crunching and though
that may help determine the cause of the deadly derailment in new york city. four passengers were killed. 67 others were injured when that train jumped the tracks just outside of a station in the bronx. this morning, metro north is beginning the process of getting those train cars upright. cnn's alexander field is live for us at the accident scene in the bronx. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the cranes are in place and crews are in place. they had to wait for the okay from the ntsb...
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let's get a little more now on this crash in new york city. joining us is earl wayner of the national transportation safety board. he's leading this investigation. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you. good evening, wolf. >> thank you. you indicated that the train was going 82 miles an hour in this dangerous curve, it shouldn't have been going more than 30 miles an hour. so the high speed was definitely the cause of this crash, right? >> well, this is preliminary information. we just read out the event recorders today. but we had event recorders in the front of the train as well as in the locomotive and they both gave us consistent numbers. >> 82 miles an hour, so there's no way that curve could have handled a train coming 82 miles an hour, so the question is, was there brake failure or was this human error. those are the two main sources that you're looking at in your investigation, right? >> yes. we don't know whether it was human error or mechanical failure. that of course is the reason why we will be continuing this investigation w
let's get a little more now on this crash in new york city. joining us is earl wayner of the national transportation safety board. he's leading this investigation. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you. good evening, wolf. >> thank you. you indicated that the train was going 82 miles an hour in this dangerous curve, it shouldn't have been going more than 30 miles an hour. so the high speed was definitely the cause of this crash, right? >> well, this is preliminary...
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ing that city, that beautiful city is $18 billion in debt. the judge's order says the city must continue to negotiate with its creditors including the unions and the pension funds. and the investors. there you go. it's a go, chapter 9 for detroit. in the united states of america. who knew? when we come back, the lawsuit about these chimpanzees that everyone's talking about. are they will, in fact, like any other caged animal or do somehow chimpanzees deserve different rights and freedoms closer to those of humans? it is a fascinating study. let's look. to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits
ing that city, that beautiful city is $18 billion in debt. the judge's order says the city must continue to negotiate with its creditors including the unions and the pension funds. and the investors. there you go. it's a go, chapter 9 for detroit. in the united states of america. who knew? when we come back, the lawsuit about these chimpanzees that everyone's talking about. are they will, in fact, like any other caged animal or do somehow chimpanzees deserve different rights and freedoms closer...
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for television, and was heading into the city for work. i'm so sorry for your loss, nancy, how are you holding up? >> we are holding up, anderson, we have got a whole community holding us up. and we have got our jim, who is filling us up with love and holding us up. >> what do you want people to know about jim? >> we want people to know that jim was interested -- in what everybody was doing. he was pure goodness. and he lived that and showed that and gave that to his boys every single day. he gave that to his guys that he worked with. had he gave that to his family and his beautiful nieces and nephews. he gave that to his beautiful daughter. i want people to know how good jim was. >> i -- i saw some of the tweets you were sending out. tell us about your dad. >> well, first off i just want to say that my dad was not a victim. i don't want him to be known as a victim. jim lovell was so much more than just a victim. he was a loving father, a great dad. best friend, uncle. great co-worker, just always had had a smile on his face. i just want t
for television, and was heading into the city for work. i'm so sorry for your loss, nancy, how are you holding up? >> we are holding up, anderson, we have got a whole community holding us up. and we have got our jim, who is filling us up with love and holding us up. >> what do you want people to know about jim? >> we want people to know that jim was interested -- in what everybody was doing. he was pure goodness. and he lived that and showed that and gave that to his boys...
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this city fought the release of the 9/11 tapes. and new york is not legally bound to make them public. when they disrelease them they scrubbed them heavily. you didn't hear the voices of those who had perished. >> that's the thing about these newtown tapes. it's not so much that -- you're not hearing anything horrific on the tapes. but it's the knowledge of what is occurring in the listener's mind that makes them chilling. >> absolutely. compared to some 911 tapes we've all heard and even played on the air, they are not as horrific. no one whose died voices on the tape you. can't hear any children in the background. so it's not that the tapes are so inflammatory or horrible in and of themselves but they are representative of an event that is probably the worst american public crime since 9/11. >> i think that some of them are pretty desperate. and it is hard to listen. to i only listened to a very few of them trying to make a judgment as to whether to use them. i think when people hear them if they do they will be very upset. you k
this city fought the release of the 9/11 tapes. and new york is not legally bound to make them public. when they disrelease them they scrubbed them heavily. you didn't hear the voices of those who had perished. >> that's the thing about these newtown tapes. it's not so much that -- you're not hearing anything horrific on the tapes. but it's the knowledge of what is occurring in the listener's mind that makes them chilling. >> absolutely. compared to some 911 tapes we've all heard...
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cnn's nic robertson is joining us from yonkers, new york, outside new york city, at the ntsb briefing. what else did we learn? >> reporter: well, we learned the ntsb has now looked at the signaling. they say that they found no anomalies in the signaling. if we remember, the engineer was quoted as saying right after the accident that he applied the brakes, knock happened. the ntsb say they've had an examination of the brakes, and they feel that the results have come back showing that there were no problems with those brakes. this is what they said. >> we've determined that the metro north mechanical department performed a proper brake test prior to the accident train leaving the station, and there were no anomalies noted. based on these data, there's no indication that the brake systems were not functioning properly. >> reporter: well, the other thing that we learned from the ntsb is through their discussion with the engineer, william rockefeller, they say he was working a normal shift, that he was on the second day of a five-day shift. each shift lasts nine hours. that he runs this ro
cnn's nic robertson is joining us from yonkers, new york, outside new york city, at the ntsb briefing. what else did we learn? >> reporter: well, we learned the ntsb has now looked at the signaling. they say that they found no anomalies in the signaling. if we remember, the engineer was quoted as saying right after the accident that he applied the brakes, knock happened. the ntsb say they've had an examination of the brakes, and they feel that the results have come back showing that there...
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our city has two universities, major universities here. and we've dealt with athletes on prior occasions. and made decisions at some time to prosecute them if the facts merited it. we're carefully examines all of the evidence in this case, and have concluded that no charges will be filed against anyone in this case. a public record of our investigation will be made available to anyone who wants it, and you'll be able to see the evidence that should lead you to us making the decision. that we have made. i do want to commend jason newland, here in the blue shirt, jason was our investigator who has worked tirelessly for the last 13 working days to get us to this position we're in today, and i do want to commend him. this is georgia, our chief assistant. she's worked hand-in-hand in the case, and so i want to commend her for the job she's done. and all of the law enforcement work that's been done in the case to arrive at this decision. so at this point, i'll be happy to attempt to answer any questions that you may have. >> can you say if this
our city has two universities, major universities here. and we've dealt with athletes on prior occasions. and made decisions at some time to prosecute them if the facts merited it. we're carefully examines all of the evidence in this case, and have concluded that no charges will be filed against anyone in this case. a public record of our investigation will be made available to anyone who wants it, and you'll be able to see the evidence that should lead you to us making the decision. that we...
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you get ice in the south and the entire city shuts down. that's what we're looking at over the next 24 to 36 hours. ice, freezing rain anywhere from st. louis all the way down through the south, fayetteville, arkansas. dallas, you haven't seen it yet. by the time the sun goes down this afternoon, that's when we'll start to see the ice accumulate in dallas. we could see anywhere from half an inch all the way up to maybe three-quarters of an inch of ice there. as we go down to the south, we will continue to see the ice and snow anywhere from albuquerque all the way through portions of west texas, el paso seeing the rain right now. as we go through the next 24 to 36 hours, the ice forecast anywhere from dallas through little rock, paducah, half an inch of ice. this could do a lot of damage. we're talking about downed trees, power outages possible. all of the above as we go through late on friday. >> jennifer, keep an eye for us, if you will. thank you for that. >>> he is the quarterback of the number one college football team in the nation. an
you get ice in the south and the entire city shuts down. that's what we're looking at over the next 24 to 36 hours. ice, freezing rain anywhere from st. louis all the way down through the south, fayetteville, arkansas. dallas, you haven't seen it yet. by the time the sun goes down this afternoon, that's when we'll start to see the ice accumulate in dallas. we could see anywhere from half an inch all the way up to maybe three-quarters of an inch of ice there. as we go down to the south, we will...
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take a look at that 20-car pileup on an icy expressway just north of new york city. hard to believe when you look at those pictures that nobody was seriously hurt. although, and i will say this, dozens of people had bumps and bruises. now look at this picture. slow going. and icy morning in dallas. that is how you drive in dallas when the ice storm comes. >>> and as treacherous as ice can be on the highways and roadways, you need to see what it can do on rooftops in that city. >> oh! oh, my god. >> oh. >> did you see that guy right there? >> wow. oh, my god is right. >> oh, my god. holy crap. >> yeah. you know, it's amazing that no one was down walking the dogs because it's a common time to walk the dogs apparently below those apartments. those there two-inch slabs of ice fall to the ground. and look at these images, dertds airport. 1500 airline flights canalled all around the country. a huge improvement from the weekend. and things looking up for another winter scene we've been falling. a deer tooig to get out of the crushed ice. the rescuers managed to get that dee
take a look at that 20-car pileup on an icy expressway just north of new york city. hard to believe when you look at those pictures that nobody was seriously hurt. although, and i will say this, dozens of people had bumps and bruises. now look at this picture. slow going. and icy morning in dallas. that is how you drive in dallas when the ice storm comes. >>> and as treacherous as ice can be on the highways and roadways, you need to see what it can do on rooftops in that city. >>...
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cities. workers are seeing a dramatic increase in pay up to $15 an hour. the death of a missouri man who was killed outside arrowhead stadium in kansas city has been ruled a homicide. police say 30-year-old kyle van winkle died during a fight with another person. they say the struggle happened in the parking lot during a game between the chiefs and broncos. three people were taken into custody. the exact cause of van winkle's death is still under investigation. >>> newtown, connecticut, police are minutes away from releasing the recordings of the calls that took place. a speak with the minister who is trying to help his town heal from the tragedy. i'll ask him whether releasing the tapes will help or hurt his community. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help ou
cities. workers are seeing a dramatic increase in pay up to $15 an hour. the death of a missouri man who was killed outside arrowhead stadium in kansas city has been ruled a homicide. police say 30-year-old kyle van winkle died during a fight with another person. they say the struggle happened in the parking lot during a game between the chiefs and broncos. three people were taken into custody. the exact cause of van winkle's death is still under investigation. >>> newtown,...
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a city so diverse it makes you feel there's never enough time to enjoy it. a place where something is always happening and yet sometimes it feels like time has stopped completely. i don't know how to explain it, we just have to go back. mexico city, live it to believe it. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. and this park is the inside of your body. see the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels to trap some carbs to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels. metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. >>> so what has become of nelson mandela's legacy of the promise that africa seemed to hold in those heedy days of 1990s. kesz la was a political prisoner at robin island alongside nelson mandela, in later years he was the ceo of the nelson mandela foundation. he then became a distinguished foreign correspondent and author. peter binard is an associate professor of journalism. if i may start with you, you pointed out that mandela was always different, even in p
a city so diverse it makes you feel there's never enough time to enjoy it. a place where something is always happening and yet sometimes it feels like time has stopped completely. i don't know how to explain it, we just have to go back. mexico city, live it to believe it. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. and this park is the inside of your body. see the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels to...
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technically when he leaves vatican city, it's an international trip. even if he was going in disguise, they would have to alert the italian authorities. it's just not happening. it seems real like something this pope would do. i think people are excited about it. >> it's a shame in a way. as you say, nobody was surprised because you can see him doing that. >> not a stretch based on his behavior recently. daniel, thanks so much. if you want more information on the pope, you you want to check out our belief blog on cnn.com. >> good reads. lots of stuff. coming up, if it you ask for extra peanuts, how long you'll be stuck on the tarmac, is that enough to kick you out of the frequent flyers club. >> a rabbi says it actually happened to him. now he's taking his case to the supreme court. a live report coming up. >> aren't they a bit busy for that? your morn you can always do something better for yourself. and better is so easy with benefiber. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel be
technically when he leaves vatican city, it's an international trip. even if he was going in disguise, they would have to alert the italian authorities. it's just not happening. it seems real like something this pope would do. i think people are excited about it. >> it's a shame in a way. as you say, nobody was surprised because you can see him doing that. >> not a stretch based on his behavior recently. daniel, thanks so much. if you want more information on the pope, you you want...
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those of you in d.c., new york city and boston, brace yourselves. alexandctio alexandra steele is in the weather center. how normal is it for temperatures to swing back and for the that dramatically? >> it happens. when you get cold air that's record breaking in the northern plains and upper midwest, it is incredibly cold and ice advisories and wind chill advisories. so certainly it is quite cold. that arctic air is in place, all the moisture coming from the south. here's tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., still right just getting toward washington d.c., snow will start around 11:00 or so. then watch the ice. the ice will be the biggest play maker with this, potentially a quarter of an inch or so. then we'll watch it more north or northeast. this is different. washington d.c., winter storm watch, the only big city with a winter storm watch. the snow starts in the morning with the sleep, then maybe an inch or two of snow, potentially a quarter inch of ice. biggest ice will be west of washington, the suburbs, philadelphia the snow starts in the afternoon, potent
those of you in d.c., new york city and boston, brace yourselves. alexandctio alexandra steele is in the weather center. how normal is it for temperatures to swing back and for the that dramatically? >> it happens. when you get cold air that's record breaking in the northern plains and upper midwest, it is incredibly cold and ice advisories and wind chill advisories. so certainly it is quite cold. that arctic air is in place, all the moisture coming from the south. here's tomorrow at...
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chicago has been called a tale of two cities. i recently interviewed mayor rahm emanuel about that. >> one, overall homicides are down 20% overall. crime is down 23% and shooting are down 24%. that's great trends. on the other hand, you know, i call every parent, god forbid something happens to their child in some capacity and throws the hardest call to make. and i don't want to be any more, as i said. we can't be a tale of two cities as it comes to crime. we have to be one city with one future where every neighborhood is as safe as the other. >> one way mayor rahm emanuel says is to keep afterschool programs up and running. >>> following the death of nelson mandela, senator cruz has a tweet and some of his followers went berserk. >>> then is carrie underwood too tabloid to star in the sound of music? there are seniors who have left hundreds of dollars of savings on the table by not choosing the right medicare d plan. no one could have left this much money here. whoo-hoo-hoo! yet many seniors who compare medicare d plans realize
chicago has been called a tale of two cities. i recently interviewed mayor rahm emanuel about that. >> one, overall homicides are down 20% overall. crime is down 23% and shooting are down 24%. that's great trends. on the other hand, you know, i call every parent, god forbid something happens to their child in some capacity and throws the hardest call to make. and i don't want to be any more, as i said. we can't be a tale of two cities as it comes to crime. we have to be one city with one...
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he probably has a citi thankyou card and gets 2x the points at restaurants huh the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn 2x the points on entertainment, with no annual fee. go to citi.com/thankyoucards stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the new flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare. >>> checking our top stories at 50 minutes past the hour. some of the 911 calms from the sandy hook shooting are due to be released later today. a judge upheld the decision to release the calls. 26 people were killed in that massacre last december. >>> nearly 700 students at the university of california santa barbara will get a pill today to guard against meningitis. they've come in contact with at least four students that were kieg doo diagnosed with the illness. >> it can have a mortality rate of 10 to 30%. >> the six students were all diagnosed within a three-week period last month. two of them have been cleared to resume classes. >>> bill clinton recently sat down with cnn and talked about his wife's chances of running for president, joe bid
he probably has a citi thankyou card and gets 2x the points at restaurants huh the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn 2x the points on entertainment, with no annual fee. go to citi.com/thankyoucards stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the new flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare. >>> checking our top stories at 50 minutes past the hour. some of the 911 calms from the sandy hook shooting are due to be released later...
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lilive loo live look tonight a stadium, home of the kansas city chiefs. what's happening there could change football as we know it. p a groa group of former ps that hits they took thousands ovp overover a career made d they're suing for millions. ththis is they're suing for millions. ththis i not just about the nf. it could affect your child's safety. it is 11:00 in the east. do you know where your news is? good evening, everyone. i'm don lemmon. p this is "ththis is "tt wop word on today's news an you will be talking about tomorrow. like like is football just ts play? wait until you hear the
lilive loo live look tonight a stadium, home of the kansas city chiefs. what's happening there could change football as we know it. p a groa group of former ps that hits they took thousands ovp overover a career made d they're suing for millions. ththis is they're suing for millions. ththis i not just about the nf. it could affect your child's safety. it is 11:00 in the east. do you know where your news is? good evening, everyone. i'm don lemmon. p this is "ththis is "tt wop word on...
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same thing with new york city, just a hint above normal. by thursday, a good 10 degrees above normal, getting close to the 60s. enjoy all of this because look at the weather out west. i mean, talk about some snow here from wisconsin all the way back even in through california. we're talking about winter weather advisories. thanks to the system that is dumping, yes, snow and a ton of it. 1 to 2 feet of snow around denver as the system sags farther to the south, even through minnesota. we'll still talking about the system spreading in. the low making its way south. yes to the east. as this guy makes its way east, we're not going to be talking about snow moving east but also the chill. these temperatures, this is what we call antarctic blast for a reason. it feels like you're in the arctic when temperatures are 40 degrees below normal as the system makes its way through. the other thing you want to look at especially as it makes its way through thursday and friday, back in through texas, a big story, especially travel concerns for the end of t
same thing with new york city, just a hint above normal. by thursday, a good 10 degrees above normal, getting close to the 60s. enjoy all of this because look at the weather out west. i mean, talk about some snow here from wisconsin all the way back even in through california. we're talking about winter weather advisories. thanks to the system that is dumping, yes, snow and a ton of it. 1 to 2 feet of snow around denver as the system sags farther to the south, even through minnesota. we'll...
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an unseasonably warm and sunny day in salt lake city. police and emergency personnel respond to a report of an explosion outside cam's computer services. owner gary wright had arrived at his office at 10:25 a.m. >> when i had pulled into the parking lot, i noticed there was a piece of wood over to the right-hand side near my secretary's car. two two by fours that appeared to be nailed together. i thought well, it's just a piece of scrap lumber. it's got nails sticking out of it. i should probably throw it away. somebody will step on it. but as i bent down to pick it up, there was a slight click and instantly i could feel this huge pressure in my chest. almost a crushing pressure. and i heard what sounded like a fighter jet going over. at that point, i didn't know that it had been a bomb. what i honestly thought was someone had shot me with a shotgun. i began to think, i may not make it. >> the explosion has severed nerves in wright's left arm and impaled more than 200 pieces of shrapnel in his body. investigators quickly determined that
an unseasonably warm and sunny day in salt lake city. police and emergency personnel respond to a report of an explosion outside cam's computer services. owner gary wright had arrived at his office at 10:25 a.m. >> when i had pulled into the parking lot, i noticed there was a piece of wood over to the right-hand side near my secretary's car. two two by fours that appeared to be nailed together. i thought well, it's just a piece of scrap lumber. it's got nails sticking out of it. i should...
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then the snow gets into new york city. bridgewood, back into long island, we're going to see 2 to 4 inches. more out toward the west of the city. but this is it. it moves so fast that it's over. we oftentimes say snow makes snow. take a look at this graphic. this is what this year's? cover looked like. almost 50% of the country covered in snow. last year, only 15% of the country covered in snow. so if it felt cold this fall, it is. >> so, across the country right now, most temperatures are between 10 and 20 degrees below average. how long is this going to last? >> at least for another week, and maybe even longer. it's a jet stream problem. we have the jet coming out of where it's cold, back all the way down to the deep south and running up the east coast. and that cold air is allowed to run straight down. far fargo, 22 below. now your car doesn't feel that. but the pets do. the animals outside do. your face does too. make sure the pets don't have to stand there in the wnd. bring them inside if you can. make sure that the w
then the snow gets into new york city. bridgewood, back into long island, we're going to see 2 to 4 inches. more out toward the west of the city. but this is it. it moves so fast that it's over. we oftentimes say snow makes snow. take a look at this graphic. this is what this year's? cover looked like. almost 50% of the country covered in snow. last year, only 15% of the country covered in snow. so if it felt cold this fall, it is. >> so, across the country right now, most temperatures...
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this morning, deadly winter storms hammering cities across the country. in the southwest, rain, sleet, snow, creating very dangerous conditions for drivers, even forcing some cars to spin out of control. >> wow, that's cincinnati, but in the dallas-ft. worth area, alone, the ice storm has knocked out power for more than 200,000 customer us. >> yeah, the weather is so severe, it is also causing a travel nightmare for a lot of flights. the main airport there in dallas, canceled 700 flights friday. the storm is already being blamed for at least four deaths across the country. >> in tennessee and arkansas, governors have declared a state of emergency and it's not over yet. severe weather is now moving east, just as the new storm is expected to hit. >> we're covering this story from all angles. let's begin with ed lavandera in snow, cold dallas this morning. officials, ed, have called off tomorrow's marathon because of this bone-chilling winter weather, is that right? >> reporter: they have. it's the first time in the history of that event it's been canceled.
this morning, deadly winter storms hammering cities across the country. in the southwest, rain, sleet, snow, creating very dangerous conditions for drivers, even forcing some cars to spin out of control. >> wow, that's cincinnati, but in the dallas-ft. worth area, alone, the ice storm has knocked out power for more than 200,000 customer us. >> yeah, the weather is so severe, it is also causing a travel nightmare for a lot of flights. the main airport there in dallas, canceled 700...
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tory, is the city ready for this? >> reporter: so victor, and christy, they are used to winter weather. when we talk about a three letter word, ice, it's never a good situation. they are expecting a thick coating of ice. what does that mean? dangerous on roadways, power lines and trees, could mean power outages. they are taking preparations in the area. they have pretreated some of the major roadways. at the airport they decided to place crews on 24-hour shifts. they have all the equipment ready. the thing everybody is going to be watching. this is going to make a huge difference. the temperature here. probably reading closer to 35, 36 degrees. we are told in the next few hours or so it's going to drop below freezing. that means we could see more wintry mix, more sleet. i have to tell you, it's a far cry. it's colder out here. it's tough. >> we used to work at w cbs in palm beach. 40 was the top story. never that cold. >> the two of you are having that moment remembering the palm trees and sun. good luck with that. >>
tory, is the city ready for this? >> reporter: so victor, and christy, they are used to winter weather. when we talk about a three letter word, ice, it's never a good situation. they are expecting a thick coating of ice. what does that mean? dangerous on roadways, power lines and trees, could mean power outages. they are taking preparations in the area. they have pretreated some of the major roadways. at the airport they decided to place crews on 24-hour shifts. they have all the...
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but i go back to this capital city here in washington when president and mrs. clinton hosted the state dinner at the white house. later, prince mandar, saudi arabia's ambassador had a huge party at his residence. linda, my wife, we saw him as he worked his way through the tables. and he said, oh, there you are. he said, taking my wife's hands, he said, i see and i know now where your success comes from. a great sense of humor. >> amazing man. >> he was right about linda, too. >> of course i know linda. she's a wonderful lady. and bernie, it's good to have you back in the chair at cnn. bernie shaw, always good to have him covering these kinds of stories. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzed in washington. cnn's special coverage continues cnn's special coverage continues right after this. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com . >> hello, welcome to our special coverage of the death of nelson mandela at cnn center, i'm john holtz. >> welcome, i'm natalie allen. the iconic leader who has every reason to hate but instead chose to forgive was 95-years-old.
but i go back to this capital city here in washington when president and mrs. clinton hosted the state dinner at the white house. later, prince mandar, saudi arabia's ambassador had a huge party at his residence. linda, my wife, we saw him as he worked his way through the tables. and he said, oh, there you are. he said, taking my wife's hands, he said, i see and i know now where your success comes from. a great sense of humor. >> amazing man. >> he was right about linda, too....
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fast food workers protesting in 100 cities across the country this week. they're calling for a living wage, $15 an hour. they are not alone in their call for better pay.
fast food workers protesting in 100 cities across the country this week. they're calling for a living wage, $15 an hour. they are not alone in their call for better pay.
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cities not terribly used to the cold. where is this weather now and could it be headed toward you. will have be charges in that deadly new york train derailment. he broke down, reportedly filled with remorse. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the public release of those chilling and heart wrenching 911 calls from the sandy hook elementary school shooting that left 20 students, young kids dead, six adults dead as well. police in newtown, connecticut distributed nearly 30 minutes of the calls today. the recordings have generated a great deal of controversy here at cnn and across the country. at this hour cnn is carefully reviewing those calls. debra ferrick is joining us now about what we learned from the calls and the portions cnn decided to air. >> one of the reasons the staps were released is there wanted to be no questions as to what happened in terms of who acts properly and who did what. by not releasing them it created more conspiracies. the thinking was in a the tapes should be released. you don't hear screaming, you don't hair chaos or pa
cities not terribly used to the cold. where is this weather now and could it be headed toward you. will have be charges in that deadly new york train derailment. he broke down, reportedly filled with remorse. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the public release of those chilling and heart wrenching 911 calls from the sandy hook elementary school shooting that left 20 students, young kids dead, six adults dead as well. police in newtown,...
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then the snow gets into new york city. bridgewood, back into long island, we're going to see 2 to 4 inches. more out toward the west of the city. but this is it. it moves so fast that it's over. we oftentimes say snow makes snow. take a look at this graphic. this is what this year's? cover looked like. almost 50% of the country covered in snow. last year, only 15% of the country covered in snow. so if it felt cold this fall, it is. >> so, across the country right now, most temperatures are between 10 and 20 degrees below average. how long is this going to last? >> at least for another week, and maybe even longer. it's a jet stream problem. we have the jet coming out of where it's cold, back all the way down to the deep south and running up the east coast. and that cold air is allowed to run straight down. fargo, 22 below. now your car doesn't feel that. but the pets do. the animals outside do. your face does too. make sure the pets don't have to stand there in the wind. bring them inside if you can. make sure that the wate
then the snow gets into new york city. bridgewood, back into long island, we're going to see 2 to 4 inches. more out toward the west of the city. but this is it. it moves so fast that it's over. we oftentimes say snow makes snow. take a look at this graphic. this is what this year's? cover looked like. almost 50% of the country covered in snow. last year, only 15% of the country covered in snow. so if it felt cold this fall, it is. >> so, across the country right now, most temperatures...
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indra, is the city starting to shut down? >> you know, wolf, just in the last hour or so, we've been seeing freezing rain starting to come down in the memphis area. the mayor has declared a state of emergency and shut down all operations not related to public safety starting just a few minutes ago because we know just on the borderline all morning long of just barely above freezing and just now we're starting to see the freezing rain coming down. we have several hours to go. we could potentially see over half an inch. that means outages could be likely here, wolf. >> is there another wave sort of behind what we're seeing now? >> reporter: that's actually the biggest concern. we will know we have the threat for power outages. when you talk about a half inch of rain or ice on the lines, you can talk about them going down for several days and the temperatures are going well below freezing. many places here below average. things taper off in through tonight but then as we go in through tomorrow, another wave. a system almost iden
indra, is the city starting to shut down? >> you know, wolf, just in the last hour or so, we've been seeing freezing rain starting to come down in the memphis area. the mayor has declared a state of emergency and shut down all operations not related to public safety starting just a few minutes ago because we know just on the borderline all morning long of just barely above freezing and just now we're starting to see the freezing rain coming down. we have several hours to go. we could...
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bush in our nation's capital and made stops in other cities, including atlanta, miami, and detroit. on the west coast, tens of thousands turned out for the ultimate pageant of praise. mandela is hailed by many as the father of democracy and throughout the years, united nations was often at the top of his itinerary. >> throughout the many years of struggle, we, as south africans, have been great deal inspired as you took action to ask -- >> reporter: his work garnering countless awards in the u.s. he accepted alongside president jimmy carter to the honorary doctrine he received from harvard. he will be remembered most for ending apartheid and being welcomed as the first black president of south africa? the first open election in that country's history. always a fighter, mandela showed his unwavering support during one of our darkest moment, tour ground zero two months after the september 11th terrorist attacks. >> i am happy, indeed, to be here, to be here to express my sympathies directly at the center of the tragedy. thank you very much. >> reporter: in his last visit to the city i
bush in our nation's capital and made stops in other cities, including atlanta, miami, and detroit. on the west coast, tens of thousands turned out for the ultimate pageant of praise. mandela is hailed by many as the father of democracy and throughout the years, united nations was often at the top of his itinerary. >> throughout the many years of struggle, we, as south africans, have been great deal inspired as you took action to ask -- >> reporter: his work garnering countless...
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the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn 2x the points on dining out and entertainment, with no annual fee.to apply, go to citi.com/thankyoucards the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ if every u.s. home replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the energy saved could light how many homes? 1 million? 2 million? 3 million? the answer...
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new york city, a little bit less than that. it's a low pressure that came from the same place that the last one came from. coming down from the southwest and moving over the northeast. the good news, not going to bring ice and going to move pretty quickly. out of here in no time. only four inches of snow, five inches of snow and not 10 or 12 and not the ice because if we don't have warm air on top. the last storm we had all that ice because the warm air was on top. john, look at this. this is the u.s. and here's the northwest and here's arizona, here's texas. this is all snow on the ground this year. that's what it looked like last year. no snow on the ground, really, whatsoever. john? >> in the east coast it is coming back for more. chad, what about out west? what about the case of the tragic case of the family missing in nevada. extremely cold conditions out there. any news, good news perhaps for them? >> you know, it was 16 degrees below zero. i figure that, that's more than 100 degrees below your body temperature as that co
new york city, a little bit less than that. it's a low pressure that came from the same place that the last one came from. coming down from the southwest and moving over the northeast. the good news, not going to bring ice and going to move pretty quickly. out of here in no time. only four inches of snow, five inches of snow and not 10 or 12 and not the ice because if we don't have warm air on top. the last storm we had all that ice because the warm air was on top. john, look at this. this is...